Total Crime Rate

96.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Other theft 14.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Southwell Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction , and the 338th lowest crime rate of 768 local areas in Lambeth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Southwell Road (SE5 9PF) in the last 12 months was 96.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.6% lower than the Herne Hill & Loughborough Junction average (129.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southwell Road (SE5 9PF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 125 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Southwell Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Geoffrey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Kenbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenbury Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenbury Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Harbour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwell Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Geoffrey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Herne Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Herne Hill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Herne Hill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Vaughan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Vaughan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wanless Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wanless Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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